I ditched work today to hang out with my family. I was kinda having a breakdown about them last night and really needed the extra time together for my sanity. We just bummed around and it was great! They are leaving super early tomorrow morning and I won’t see them again until October. There may be tears and I’m not…
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Show me your blubes!
Today was supposed to be a speed work day, but speed work and repeats are super hard for me – which is why I never do them! I know I need to start working on this so I made a compromise. Instead of the crazy 1 mile repeats my training plan called for I did some fartek work. I did…
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How do you know you’re hungry???
This week I am focusing on Honoring My Hunger (from Intuitive Eating). But this poses a major problem because I don’t know how to tell if I’m hungry! Years of dieting and overeating have completely damaged my hunger reader. The R.D. said my hunger “meter is broken!” But, it can be fixed with a lot of care and attention. So,…
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Couscous and Chickpea Salad
Well, after purchasing that massive can of chickpeas this weekend I figured I better start trying to make a dent in them! The main players in this recipe were this massive amount of chickpeas (I was rinsing off), ww couscous and eggplant I cooked up in a pan with seasoning. I saw a Chickpea Salad…
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New Veggie Burgers
I have been eyeing these Veggie Burgers at Costco for a while, but didn’t want to get them because of the nutrition info. They are a little low on protein for a girl who uses veggie burgers as her main source of protein some days (when breakfast is cereal and lunch is PB&J…). But, I knew based on their…
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Almond Milk vs. Soy Milk
Today we will answer the age old question: “Which is better, Almond Milk or Soy Milk?” I will break it down into 3 categories – Nutrition, Taste and Price Nutrition: Here are the stats for Almond Milk: Here are the stats for Soy Milk: If you are a calorie counter…
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Two Parter
After my 6-miler this morning I was hungry! So I broke up breakfast into 2 parts today… First I made a protein shake with powder, ice and water. It’s not pretty, but it does the trick. I didn’t have time for a full breakfast at home, but I wanted to make sure to refuel. Protein shakes are convenient for this…
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Stop snacking, eat a meal
After some messing around on the computer for a bit I started to get hungry and was snacking on nuts and random things when I realized – I’m Hungry. I decided I should actually eat a real meal instead. I made a wrap with a veggie burger and some chips. I felt kind of guilty eating since no one else…
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My Parents are trying to kill me
After last night’s buffet extravaganza I thought I was going to burst! This morning my dad suggested the Holiday Inn buffet for breakfast. (On the plus side, it’s actually a very low priced buffet.) Yes, two meals in a row were buffets! My parents are trying to kill me. My mom jokingly said I’m not going to want them to…
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